The writers of the four gospel
s (especially Matthew and Luke) regularly summarize Jesus’ earthly ministr
y around the verbs preaching\, teaching\, and healing. Jesus came preachin
g – the kingdom of God has come near! Jesus came teaching – the kingdom of
God is like. Jesus came healing – because the kingdom whose nearness He a
nnounces and whose dynamics He explains\, is a kingdom of wholeness.

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In this seminar\, we will grapple with the main gospel texts that prese
nt Jesus as healer\, as the One Who puts us back together again. We will w
restle with the hard questions the affirmation that Jesus heals raises in
our lives\, in our ministries\, in this world. We will think together abou
t the ministry of preaching and teaching as a ministry of healing. And we
will pray together\, for one another\, for those we love and serve\, and f
or our city in need of the healing only Jesus brings.\n